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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism

I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...

On the US threat to WHO

Trump is resorting to his practice of finding scapegoats for his unforgivable failures.

Trump ends relationship with WHO accusing it of helping China cover up the Coronavirus crisis

Continues tirade against China, blaming it for not only Covid-19, but also collapse of the American economy

Covid-19 pandemic has cost one in six young people their jobs: ILO

Those still employed have seen 23 percent reduction in work hours

COVID-19, Necropolitics and The Migrant

After United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson commanded the...

UN raises apprehensions over increase in hate speech and discrimination since adoption of CAA

Also expresses concerns about targeting of Muslims in the country

Who let the virus out: Nation wants to know

India and 61 others, sign resolution seeking inquiry into origin of COVID19 at WHO's annual World Health Assembly

UN raises concerns over exploitative provisions of UAPA

Sites labelling of people as terrorists, reversal of burden of proof, and prolonged pre-trial detention as inconsistent with international Human Rights and legal standards

Arab Solidarity is Welcome, But Indian Muslims Must Remain the Vanguard

There seems to be a new wave of empathy...

Native Americans, Africans struggling in wake of Covid-19

Navajo Nation in the US lacks adequate water-supply and healthcare, while African countries are battling the triple threat of Coronavirus, Malaria and hunger

Human Rights Watch’s research assistant recounts Gaza horror during lockdown

Stuck in Jordan, Amman, she says the current lockdown will open eventually but Gaza’s Palestinians will continue to remain under a man-made lockdown

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